Earthship Pomonal VIC 2026
A bushfire resilient tiny home
This tiny Earthship is the bedroom and lounge for a multi-building dwelling. Dee, the owner wanted to live life connected to nature and had purchased some shipping containers with a view to using them as part of her housing solution, rebuilding after a bushfire destroyed her home in Pomonal VIC in 2024.
The kitchen is in one container, the bathroom in another, and a pergola structure links them together and leads to the Earthship which is the main living area and bedroom. There is a walk in robe area at the rear of the Earthship and a hand basin in the sunroom. Greywater from the handbasin will irrigate the indoor garden in the greenhouse in true Earthship fashion.
The majority of the construction work was done by a team of 40 wonderful people over 5 weeks; the main structure of the building was completed in this time including the earth-covered, bushfire-resilient roof. Internal natural finishes will be finished in the following weeks by a small team led by an expert natural builder.
Acknowledgement to the team that led the build:
Jerrard Byrne - licensed builder (Creations in Parallel)
Jason Nap - earthship expert
Kate Procter - earthship expert
Earl Boyd - natural builder
Naomi Campbell - bottle wall artisan
Thomas Dodd - licensed carpenter
Martin Freney - designer, workshop coordinator
And gratitude to the 32 legends who came from all over Australia and turned this idea into reality. Thank you sooo much!
The kitchen is in one container, the bathroom in another, and a pergola structure links them together and leads to the Earthship which is the main living area and bedroom. There is a walk in robe area at the rear of the Earthship and a hand basin in the sunroom. Greywater from the handbasin will irrigate the indoor garden in the greenhouse in true Earthship fashion.
The majority of the construction work was done by a team of 40 wonderful people over 5 weeks; the main structure of the building was completed in this time including the earth-covered, bushfire-resilient roof. Internal natural finishes will be finished in the following weeks by a small team led by an expert natural builder.
Acknowledgement to the team that led the build:
Jerrard Byrne - licensed builder (Creations in Parallel)
Jason Nap - earthship expert
Kate Procter - earthship expert
Earl Boyd - natural builder
Naomi Campbell - bottle wall artisan
Thomas Dodd - licensed carpenter
Martin Freney - designer, workshop coordinator
And gratitude to the 32 legends who came from all over Australia and turned this idea into reality. Thank you sooo much!
The Build
